debòde

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From French déborder.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /debɔde/

Verb

debòde

  1. to overflow
    Rivyè a debòde ak inonde vil la.
    The river overflowed and flooded the town.
  2. (figurative) to go overboard, to lose oneself
  3. to overhang

Adjective

debòde

  1. daring, bold
  2. enraged, furious

References

  • Targète, Jean; Urciolo, Raphael (1993), Haitian Creole-English Dictionary‎[1], Dunwoody Press, →ISBN, page 42
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